The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-04-14
INfMIGRATI0N.

One day the latter part of March
larger number of Immigrants arrived at
New York thar ever before resched
that port on one day. 1t is thought
that the April arrivals will be greater
IN number than for any April ID the
history of the country. A cablegrHm
in this issue of THE HERALD says that
emigrants are arriving at Queenstown
much faster than they can be carried |
away By the steamers; the hotels and
houses are full and many are camping |
in the streets, awaiting their turns to |
ship for America. All this is good |
news, in one sense, for the u nited |
States. 1t tells OF good times. OF in
dustrial prosperity and material pro-
gress; of plenty of work for the people,
and of money to pay for the iaoor.
Immigration has ever been an in
dustrial barometer. If we will examine
the immigration statistics, and take
account of the times, we will learn that
when immigration sets in business
begins to boom; that We reach our
highest stage of material prosperity IN
years when immigration is largest, ana
vice versa. This has been the rule Tor
half century, at least Lest year the
influx of people from abroad Increased
and the industries of the country I'M
proved; money began to be more
plentiful and "times" imBroved. This
year the immigration will doubtless be
larger than for many years past, and
there is every indication that the year
will be one of the most prosperous for
the entire country that we have ex-
perienced since the disastrous crash OF
| 1884. In the confident expectation
of good times immediately the masses
may congratulate themselves.
But 1t NAV be doubted that this ire
mendous influx or foreigners is desir-
able, industrially, sociaiIy and polite
ally. The experienced thecountry for
the past ten years has not been such as
to make the coming Of vast hordes OF
people from the old world thing to
be encouraged. Hshsor even quarter
of a century ago, nobody was
crowded" There was room for every
BODY, and to spare: bone and muscle
were wanted and heartily welcomed ;
there we're broad acres to be redeemed
and brought under cultivation, forests
to be reduced and mines to be deyel-
oped and made productive. There
were opportunities fer people, and
each added to the solid wealth OF the
country. A remarkable change has
been wrought within the recollection
of the middle-aged men OF to-day
People feel themselves crowded; the
desirable public land has been settled
upon, and there are more laborers thar
employment in 'the market. -Be
sides, the trouble which the foreign ele-
ment has occasiened throughout th'
country within the past FIVE years, ha
aroused q feeling OF nervousness which
has assumed almost the form of dan
ger. Instead of developing into an eie
ment of strength and of wealth, 1t hs
, been demonstrated that considerable
percentage of the immigrants are ;
standing menace to the peace and goo'
order of the country, and q threat t.
the government itself They are tn
cause of anxiety nd-expense to the law
abiding and industrious.
Thus, while we may welcome this re
markable influx of strangers as
harbinger of good times in the imme
ate future, one must leok with appre
hension and dread upon the coming c
so many foreigners who are withou
property or stakes" IN the country
and who are liable to be transferre
into public enemies the moment the
, are thrown out of profitable employ
@ ment.